Maddox is pooping blood - a lot of blood

[BonBon]

Originally Posted by EarthAngel

Bonny, I am keeping Maddox in my prayers for a complete recovery.

Originally Posted by Tae1107

Thinking of you and Maddox.....

Originally Posted by 143julz

Glad you took him in right away. Sounds like Maddox is in good hands right now. I pray it's something simple, keep us updated

Thank you all. Please keep the prayers coming for my baby.

[BonBon]

Originally Posted by chachi

bonnie Maddox is in my prayers. I hope the bloodwork comes out okay

Originally Posted by Maximo

Sending prayers for Maddox. I pray the vet can determine the cause and that your baby is feeling better soon. {{{Hugs to you Bonny}}}

Thank you!

Still no word yet, which I'm taking as a good sign for now. The doctor said the results wouldn't be back until early afternoon, but I'm going to call and check on him at lunch to make sure there haven't been any changes.

[BonBon]

Originally Posted by Maximo

Sending prayers for Maddox. I pray the vet can determine the cause and that your baby is feeling better soon. {{{Hugs to you Bonny}}}

Originally Posted by jfalz73

Prayers for Maddox and you!! He is in the right place....

Originally Posted by jacquelinebabco

Bonnie your in my prayers. Hoping for good news!

Thank you Kristin, Jeanne and Jackie! I appreciate all your prayers. Hopefully we'll know something before too much longer.

[BonBon]

Originally Posted by Ladymom

I'm glad blood was already drawn. Guess your vet doesn't have an inhouse lab?

Lady had no symptoms before she started pooping blood, no vomiting, nothing except a loose stool/diarrhea. She was eating fine, etc. It came on really quickly.

HGE is very scary. I know a number of Yorkie here have had it.

No, I go to the largest vet hospital in Tulsa and they don't have an in house lab. Actually, I've never been to a vet here that does have one. My vet sends the blood by courier to Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, so maybe there isn't a lab in Tulsa? At my old vet, I used to have to wait at least a day for results so I'm just happy that these will be in today.

I'm calling at lunch to check on Maddox. I don't know whether to go ahead and ask about HGE or wait until the blood results are in?

[yorkieusa]

Sending my thoughts for Maddox to get well soon.

[Baroness]

I'm so sorry that Maddox is having an issue right now. I will say some prayers for him and you. Think positive thoughts, have faith, I'm sending lots of good thoughts your way.

[Ellie May]

Since it was really dark, it sounds like it is coming from higher up. You did say dark, right?

Both melena (bloody stool from higher up) and hematochezia (bleeding further down) have a long list of diseases associated with them. Melena is defnitely more concerning.

My first thought is HGE. Common in Yorkies. Not really an apparent reason that it happens, etc. That is what I would be hoping for now. Could be the pancreas although HGE fits the description better. Some of the other things it could be aren't fun to think about and so I'd just focus on getting the bloods back. If it comes back clear, you are probably looking at xrays next.

There is no way he could have sneaked and ingested a foreign body?

BTW, they didn't do any bloodwork in-house??

[kjc]

OMG! Sending prayers for dear Maddox... A PCV is easy to do inhouse, no machines necessary... I'm thinking it's HGE also.... seems to hit more frequently in the spring , thouigh we see it all year long. Sorry I just saw this thread now..

Some lawn chemicals you have to wait till after it rains to have pets on the lawn...

Hugs,

[Ringo1]

I hope that Maddox is ok. Ringo pooped blood in two separate episodes - it looked like red jelly.

He ended up having gastroenteritis - cleared up with a prescription and some Low Residue dog food. The first time - he got into some chicken bones- the second episode we were not sure of the cause.

Hope they can figure this out quick.

[BonBon]

Originally Posted by yorkieusa

Sending my thoughts for Maddox to get well soon.

Originally Posted by Baroness

I'm so sorry that Maddox is having an issue right now. I will say some prayers for him and you. Think positive thoughts, have faith, I'm sending lots of good thoughts your way.

Originally Posted by kjc

OMG! Sending prayers for dear Maddox... A PCV is easy to do inhouse, no machines necessary... I'm thinking it's HGE also.... seems to hit more frequently in the spring , thouigh we see it all year long. Sorry I just saw this thread now.. Hugs,

Thank you all!

[Ellie May]

Just seeing they don't have an in-house lab. So weird since it's a hospital.

[BonBon]

The blood results are back. I just spoke with the doctor and I did ask about HGE. All of Maddox's results looked excellent. His hemocrit levels were right where they should be, no indication of HGE or pancreatitis, liver function looks good, kidneys are ok.....she found nothing at all in his blood work to indicate a problem. He is not dehydrated at all, and upon exam his stomach was not tender or painful and no objects/obstructions were felt. He's had no further bleeding or BM's since his arrival this morning.

The plan for now is an injection to help with his appetite and diarrhea, and two meds sent home with him tonight- one a probiotic and the other to firm up his stool. We discussed doing a barium series on him, but she felt that it wasn't called for just yet. I'm going to see how he does tonight and then we can do the barium xrays tomorrow morning if things aren't any better.

Is this a sound treatment plan? Should I go ahead and have the barium series done today? I want to do whatever needs to be done for Maddox, so any advice would be appreciated.

[AllDogBoots]

All I know is that sounds good!!!! I'll wait for the more medically intellectual people to comment further.

[BonBon]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Since it was really dark, it sounds like it is coming from higher up. You did say dark, right?

Both melena (bloody stool from higher up) and hematochezia (bleeding further down) have a long list of diseases associated with them. Melena is defnitely more concerning.

My first thought is HGE. Common in Yorkies. Not really an apparent reason that it happens, etc. That is what I would be hoping for now. Could be the pancreas although HGE fits the description better. Some of the other things it could be aren't fun to think about and so I'd just focus on getting the bloods back. If it comes back clear, you are probably looking at xrays next.

There is no way he could have sneaked and ingested a foreign body?

BTW, they didn't do any bloodwork in-house??

Thank you for the input Crystal. Yes, it was dark blood and a lot of it.

I just posted my discussion with the vet and at this point our next consideration would be a barium series to see if he did ingest something. We spent most of the day in the backyard Saturday and I usually walk around to make sure there's nothing there for the little mouths to pick up (I have neighbors with toddlers so I occasionally find some weird things have made it over the fence). But my lawn had just been mowed Friday afternoon so I didn't go all around like I normally would have. It's possible he did ingest something on Saturday. I don't know if the time frame fits for the bloody stool this morning?

[BonBon]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Just seeing they don't have an in-house lab. So weird since it's a hospital.

I know. You all have me curious now - I'll ask more about it when I pick him up tonight. I do know this was a full panel, including thyroid, so maybe that's why they sent it off??